From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was in the traffic pattern for the Crestview airport (cew) when he began his turn to base leg. At that time the engine began to lose power and sputter. The pilot felt that he could not make the runway so elected to land the aircraft in a field approximately 1/4 mile from the runway. No damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE CRESTVIEW AIRPORT (CEW) WHEN HE BEGAN HIS TURN TO BASE LEG. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER. THE PILOT FELT THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY SO ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.